Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
Summary:
Marco Polo tells Kublai Khan of the cities he has seen throughout Khan's vast empire. The majority of the text is a description of the different cities and what they hold. Each is very fantastical and different than any other.
What makes this book literary fiction:
- Style is important, Calvino is very unique and this book is no exception
- Structure of the novel is experimental
- Not much to be said for characters in this novel, unless you consider the cities to be characters, each of them is unique and metaphorical
- Storyline is thought-provoking, unique, and philosophical
- Pacing is... well depends on how much time you want to spend dissecting each city
- Tone is thoughtful and hard to pin down, some cities are more morose and others are more happy
Read-a-likes:
- Caspian Rain by Gina Nahai
- The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch
- Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
- The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda
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